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Steel axe

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Steel axe
F2P F Buy limit: 40 per 4 hours
Live flip margin +7 GP
5.6% ROI per flip · up to 280 GP per buy-limit cycle
Track Steel axe live in GE IQ → Free · Updates every 2 minutes · No signup needed

If you bought your full buy limit on Steel axe right now, you'd clear roughly 280 GP after the 2% GE tax. That's the ceiling. The actual margin shifts every few minutes, especially after Wednesday updates and weekend supply spikes.

A woodcutter's axe. Tradeable on F2P accounts too. Buy limit 40 per 4 hours. A 2% Grand Exchange tax applies to sales, capped at 5,000,000 GP per item.

Why most flippers miss this

The OSRS Wiki gives you a snapshot. By the time you've finished reading it, the buy and sell prices have already moved. GE IQ refreshes every 2 minutes, grades each flip on margin, volume, and stability, and pings you when the spread shifts past your target. Steel axe is one of 4,500+ items it tracks live, alongside flip alerts, a margin sparkline, and a portfolio.

Live flip margin

Buy at
125
Sell at
134
Margin (after tax)
+7
ROI
+5.6%
Daily volume
576
Profit per limit
280
High alch
120
Flip grade
F

Don't miss the next move on Steel axe

The margin can swing 30% within an hour after an OSRS update or a weekend supply shift. Set a price alert in GE IQ and you'll get pinged the second it crosses your target, no manual checking needed.

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Prices snapshot from the official RuneScape Wiki API. Refreshed at build time: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:09:22 GMT. Open the tool for live prices that refresh every two minutes.

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